The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-06
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marked Captain Forsyth. He is certainly
about the height of Williams. Well, my
man, suppose you can prove what you
say"
the 10th of last juno, giving orders for night
rad on the native town off which we lay look
ing out for slavers?'
" Yes, / do, to be sure.'
And that we were five boats in ALL And
the first to beach was the captains cutter
And the fast man TO jump out of it was YOU
captain?'
"Well, this is is the most extraordinary
thns ever heardp And, turning to the
Judge, the captain said: Every word of this
poor fellows narrative is true, my lord. He
may have picked it up somewhere but can't
help beginning to think there is something be-
hlnd My ship is still on foreign service, and
nave only returned to take charge of au-
other one.
"'Well, go on, man..
one word more, captain, and maybe YOU
VIII believe me. AS we were fighting in the
town, great niggor came behind YOU with his
AK and would have cut you in half before YOU
saw him had not a man rushed between and
stopped him with his cutlass and yet not quite
stopped him, for that internal nigger's AK
sSilpped down the cutlass and gashed the mans
head open. Who was that man, captainY
John Williams, was tho reply, the cox
swain Of my cutter
GAY, ay, captain, and here is the cut which
mai AK made and, bending down, he lifted
'iiS ht'iiN iIio ioilS, uililNy Idlr, ana Wltn
the other pointed to hugo and fearful scar
running for several inches along the side OF
his head.
Captain Forsyth leaped from his seat.
GOOD heavens, you are right But how
you have changed My lord, this poor fellow
had not sailed from the African coast when
The murder was committed; il is impossible
that he could be guilty of it. williams, YOU
saved my life; | thank God have been able
to save yoursp
AT these words everybody In the court stood
up and cheered the prisoner with the widest
excitement and enthusiasm; the Judge said in
dischargiDg him, he must at the same time
compliment him on his gallantry; and the
foreman of the jury then and there started N
subscription for him, which came up to near
NO Captain Forsyth ordered chaise to take
MIN post-haste to London, for the purpose of
removing Williams from q place with such
horrible associations. and of getting him an APP
continent from the admiralty. The people
insisted ON dragging the chaise out of town
Wlth their own hands, the horses were then
put to- and amid deafening cheers they drove
oif-and were never heard of again.
why was that?" some one asked, rs the
colonel paused
because il was hoax!"
WhatW we all exclaimed "a hoaxi"
We had listened breathlessly to the tale. which
the colonel certainly told admirably. Tho ner
SEPARATION standing on his forehead as with
horrible reality he personated the desperate
sailor.
yes" he said, "a hoav, 1t was all q precon-
certed arrangement; the cantain was merely
r clever accoinllice, who played such parts for
those or lis associates Ia crime who came near
receiving their reward This was probably his
biggest performance but though il answered
well enough then, in these days of Geographic
communication and multiplied navy lists it
would DO simply impossible"